The Science of Perception (The Science Project) - Softcover

Buch 3 von 14: The Science Project

Trick, Rick

 
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Inhaltsangabe

What is reality?
Is it what we see — or what arises within us?

We believe we experience the world directly.
Yet between light and color, sound and meaning, moment and memory lies a quiet process: perception.

This book takes you on a journey to the origins of our experience.
From the physical signals of the world to the language of the senses and the hidden mechanisms of the brain, it shows how reality takes shape within us — and why it is never as objective as it seems.

Why does time sometimes pass quickly and sometimes slowly?
Why do we remember things incorrectly and still trust our memories?
Why can two people see the same world and experience something entirely different?

In clear, poetic language, this book brings together science and philosophy in a quiet exploration of human consciousness.
It shows: perception is not a window onto the world.
It is its translation.

A book for anyone who wants to understand how we experience reality —
and why it is deeper than it appears.

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